[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              RUTH TSEHAYE

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 20, 2017

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Ruth Tsehaye for receiving the 2017 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.
  The Entrepreneurial Spirit Award recognizes a company or entrepreneur 
that demonstrates a pioneer spirit to develop a business start-up, new 
product development, or a company/product with growth in new markets. 
Ruth Tsehaye was born in Ethiopia and raised in Eritrea. She immigrated 
to the United States in 1984 to study pharmacology. As a student at 
Metropolitan State University, she began working for 7-Eleven as a 
part-time employee and later became the store's manager, improving the 
store's profits in the process.
  In 2006, Ruth decided to buy into the franchise and began to win 
corporate awards for her profitability and leadership. Today, Ruth owns 
four 7-Eleven stores in Commerce City and employs more than 40 workers. 
She is set to acquire the newest 7-Eleven location, which is currently 
being built in Commerce City. 7-Eleven's supply chain reaches into 
Commerce City with local community suppliers such as Bake Fresh. Her 
spirit and tenacity exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit.
  I extend my deepest congratulations to Ruth Tsehaye for this well-
deserved recognition by Commerce City.

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